Mother In Law - Poem by nadia abduljabbar

How can I not loveThe WOMAN who heldMy beloved in her tummyNine months; her BloodMingled with his, he was Nourished from her food, Breathed from her oxygen.

How can I not love herShe who shared her lifeWith my beloved beforeAnybody else; Their life was tied: If one lives, The other lives and if one Is in danger the other wouldHave been in danger as well.

How can I not love the womanWho is said to love you mostAnd more than any of her Other children.

Before knowing of your existenceIn this world and of your name, I liked her and the sisters a lot, They never knew about myFeeling and when I recentlyTried, I failed.

Was not our first encounterBecause of her? Do not everForget this.

As children, I used to play With the sisters, Ask about the photoBeside the pool, And in my teens, I used to come fromMakkah to attend their school Parties, to encourage them; I enjoyed watchingTheir happy effortsFor entertainment.

I heard rumors And I defended themLong before knowing you. When she called me recentlyWith a loving tone, I fell before people, Out of happinessThat the mother of myBeloved loves me.

I was good with theMothers of bad menWhom I never loved, How can I be not good With the mother of the onlyTrue love in my life? ! ! ! !